New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
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THE POSE OF PARADISE By Howard PYLE Illus
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LOVE AND THEOLOGY. by CELIA FARMER wow
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JACK. THE FlsHERMAN BY EzI ntrn s sunare
PHELPS. With iliuStrat ons by e. W I'LLp "d''N
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The Rose of Paradise" is n tale of the
oightecnth century, patterned uron Mr.. Louis
Stevanson's "1rasurc Island" apparently though
m no way an imitation Of the latter. IL may
neriar,s be said TO be founded on fact, Tor
the PRINCIPAL incident is a fight between an
East Indianman and two pirates, the outlines
Of which are taken from JohnSons Lives Oh
the Pirates" Mr.. Pyle has done his work credit
ably The quaint and formal language OF inc
period is reproduced and with no littic SKID
and consistency The title is taken from an
immense ruby the transfer of which from
Malagasv native chief to the East India Company
~ payment for certain favors is the centre
ahout which the action revolves. Captain John
MaclSra. the commander of the Indaman Cas-
sandro tell, the story. There is a traitor on ms
shin q passenger named Captain Leach. who
when the vessel Les becamcd in the harbor oil
,uannc, and the great ruby has just been put
on hoard communicates with Edward England
the pirate captain, and arrangcs for the Attack
on the Cassandra. The fight, the loss OF the SNIP
the escape Of the crew and passengers, the inert
of the Rose of Paradise and all the subsequent
events ending in the strange recovery OF inc
gen. are told with spirit. The fault of the DOCK
however. is its brcvity and baroness The narrator
never pauses to explain or describe any uihe
fully. The simplest indications are given and
there is apparent kind of hurry and Impotence
TO get to the end, which is not in harmony with
the literary spirit of the eighteenth century.
Mr.. Pyle should have remembered that in those
loi nd eXh 0CScTIUflOn
rule. Take Defoe for an example His stores
without exception are most minute and finished
in dctail They tell everything at length. They
account for every thing they do not hurry "Ncr
even uniml ortant accessories And this is what
gives them their wonderful air of liGell,tcness.
Mr. Pyle has not considered THIS enough. Tie
has ratified his sea captain through most
eventfui career AT pace which is altogether
modern Mr. Stevenson knows better how t.
initiate the eighteenth century. He puts In
plenty Of details, dwells upon every step IN his
stories and rounds them out in the approved
eighteenth century manner. The Rose OF Paar-
disc" is decidedly good story and brsisiy told.
1t does the author credit as an experiment but
II is easy to see how it could have been greatly
improved. 1t is very fairly illustrated
In Love and Theology" Miss Celia PARKER
Woollcy deals with one of those social problems
which freedom of thought and the prevalence
of the new philosophy have in the present day
given fresh prominence TO. young man studying
for the ministry is engaged to n girl brought up
in the old school Of orthodoxy. In the course OF
his studies he encounters CAUSES Of doubt. lie
pursues his researches until he finds himself no
longer able to accept the old creed. knowing the
funess and fxity OF his sweethearts faith, he
shrinks from informing her OF the great change
his theological views have undergone. When at
last he summons courage to tell her that he
cannot enter the ministry as he had proposed,
she is shocked and Mortified, and though she
loves him sincerely, insists upon breaking their
engagement. lie goes 10 the West and accepts
a call to the pastOrate OF n very liberal church
indeed The account of this church. It's congr-
CATION, ceremonial and manner Of pulpit ministry
is one of the best things in the book The doctrines
taught II they can be called. OF the vagucst
and most indctcrminate. In fact the society il
rather school for ethical culture than a
! church The most active member is tie old
| Judge whose family life is represented as charm
| ing and who exhibits all the Christian virtues
| while protesting agnOsticsm. Arthur Forbes, the
young radical preacher, makes his mark in this
REGULAR community, and meantime Rachel, his
lost love, is discovering that what she has thought
the path Of duty is a very thOrny ono. She Is
unable to put Arthur out of her heart, and she
is unhappy, though upbornc by the uncOnsciousy
egoistic feeling that size must be right in her
determination. There is another love affair in
the story, in which a robust minded Episcopal
clergyman and fascinating but Eighty young
woman Of the "cmanclpated" type, figure, and
this too is we'll told. Few recent novels, in fact
have been marked by clearer discrimination OF
character and more consistent development, while
the various types are thoroughly natural and
modern. or course where two young people arc
really and deeply in love a solvent for even the
most formidable difficulties is at work on behalf
of their reunion and therefore it is not surprising
that Rachel's mind should presently he opened
to perceive a possibility of salvation for Arthur
The reaction once begun naturally goes on. and
so she is led to realize that without re
nouncing her faith she may lawfully join hands
with her dear apostatc The whole story is very
brightly and ceverly written, and though con
sidcraby beyond the length of the avcrag,
novel it is interesting from beginning TO end.
Jack the Fisherman" a story OF Farharbor
Lis study of inherited alcoholism. Jack is
ishprman's son, born Of good mother ard
drunken father. He comes into the world fatal,
Handicapped by the paternal weakness AT twelve
years Of age he is brought home dead drunk b,
his playmates. lie is one CT those drinkers witt
have long intervals of sobrety and then plung
into wild excuses. In one Of Lis sober spells h
meets and falls in love with poor pretty CIR
who has gone wrong. lie offers TO marry her
and she swcars fidelity to him and keeps he
VOW to the end. They have children, Of whom
nearly all die. Their life is hard after time
lie is away fishing much, does not always earl
enough TO keep them comfortably, and by degree
slips back into his old drinking habits. After
considerable absence he returns and hears som
man ON the uay mention his wife's name lightly
Without stopping to make any inquiry he file
into a deadly rage, drinks himself into stat
OF frenzy, goes home and murders the poor girl
who has done no wrong. Then, without knowing
what the end of his brutality has been, he goc
and ships for another cruise and Is away severa
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